Michaelmas

The Earth in this our portion cools,
the sun yields gentler rays,
the atmosphere around us 
has a different feel from yesterday
as nature's colours change 
and drifting leaves weep tears.

The season offers new reminders
from those disembodied spirits
of Peace, of Might, of Healing
that we would call upon
to help us stay our downward path
and inspire the world to live the lessons
that we might have hoped to learn,

so while we walk in muted sunshine,
noticing Autumn's signals
as the year begins its homeward journey
we might somehow feel the breath of angels
reach to us from somewhere not too far away.

By Richard

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